{"id":13736,"date":"2021-07-27T09:41:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T08:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/?p=13736"},"modified":"2023-03-01T09:58:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T09:58:35","slug":"are-eggs-good-or-bad-to-eat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theguthealthdoctor.com\/are-eggs-good-or-bad-to-eat","title":{"rendered":"Are eggs good or bad to eat?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What’s the truth about eggs?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Historically they were demonised for their cholesterol content (which we now know isn\u2019t directly related to the cholesterol in your blood). More recently there has been a trend to reduce them for gut health or symptom management. But despite what you might hear, generally speaking, eggs are not inflammatory or \u2018bad\u2019 for the gut!<\/p>\n

Eggs are more commonly known to be an allergy vs an intolerance. However, egg allergy is still a small subset of people and is often discovered and outgrown during childhood.<\/p>\n

Eggs may have a slightly higher histamine content than some other foods, however we know that levels vary and a low histamine diet should be closely supervised by a trained health care professional (we can help in clinic with this).<\/p>\n

Can eggs be beneficial for the gut?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Although eggs don\u2019t contain fibre (which we know is good for the gut as our microbes love it), they can contain small levels of omega 3 which can increase the bacterial diversity within our gut. As well as this they provide B vitamins, all our essential amino acids (the building blocks of protein) and small levels of vitamin D. So not something to be cut out unnecessarily.<\/p>\n

Are eggs still on our menu?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Absolutely they are! Combined with lots of lovely plants for us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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